What Noisebridge is about: "Noisebridge is a 501c3 nonprofit that provides a space for creation, collaboration, and learning about technology and creative projects. Noisebridge provides space, power tools, and infrastructure to help the public learn new skills and create cool things. Noisebridge continues to exist through and depends entirely on membership fees and donations. Our code of conduct is 'Be excellent to each other'."

Round of introductions: What's your name, what do you do, and if you are new, how did you hear about Noisebridge? Start with the moderator and go left.

Read off any names from the binder for the past month. Write a check on every open application.

Anyone up for joining this week (ie have four checks by their name + have two sponsors) should introduce themselves then leave the area in search of gifts (traditionally beer and a lime) for the rest of the group. The rest of the meeting should consense on whether they may join.

Laura - First checkmark

Kaya - First checkmark

Todd - No sponsors

Sebastian Lane - No sponsors - checkmark++;

Gavin Knight

4 checkmarks, 2 sponsors (Miloh, Danny)

Grew up in bay area. Didn't know about noisebridge until he found noisebridge. In a small startup doing programming, open to learning more about hardware. 'Hacker prom was really great' Really wants to join and become a member.

'How do you feel about the consensus process?', 'Um I think it works well, however sometimes communication breaks down.' Sometimes people lose track of when something has been brought up previously or not

'Tell me about radical inclusion. People may not get along, but people contribute more than their disagreements would take away'
It doesn't work when people start self policing and it takes actually effort to get a system like this to work

Moderator: 'It is the consensus of noisebridge that Gavin Knight be a member'

Working on monkey brains situation now. The monkey brains link has been repaired. It is now excellent. Much better than our sonic link. Equipment on the roof has been replaced. Moderately reliable 30mbit/s. Trying to turn out default gateway over to monkeybrains tonight.
$6000 in equipment. Raises from 30mbit to gigabit for the same monthly price.
4-10ms latency.
Monkeybrains link has been working under ssid:'noisebridge-mc', pass:'noisebridge'